The Nanotechnology of Sundew and English Ivy

Researchers are studying the adhesive properties of sundew plants and the nanoparticles in English ivy for innovative medical applications Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a window sill, collecting sunlight and eating meat in the lab of Mingjun Zhang on the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. Sundew plants are carnivores, consuming insects by capturing them with small adhesive balls on the ends of their tentacles. The tentacles and their adhesive properties may be nature’s design for catching insects, but Zhang’s research team hopes that one day this same adhesive can help attach your grandmother’s replacement hip or your artificial knee without fear that your bodies will reject it. Post-doctoral researcher Scott Lenaghan explained that the idea behind this research at the Nano Bio-systems and Bio-mimetics Lab is to learn from biological principles and apply engineering along the way to develop an end product that uses these compounds and principles to advance technology. Finding organic biomateri

The Nanotechnology of Sundew and English Ivy

Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a window sill, collecting sunlight and eating meat in the lab of Mingjun Zhang on the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus. Sundew plants are carnivores, …

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